http://jumpingjackflashhypothesis.blogspot.com/2012/02/jumping-jack-flash-hypothesis-its-gas.html
The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.
A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.
Category: Variety Pack
2020-03-23 - US Army soldier, woman, 25, and US Army soldier, man, 20, found dead separately in barracks at Camp Humphreys (South Korea):
http://www.inforum.com/news/government-and-politics/5012970-Moorhead-soldier-found-dead-in-Army-barracks-in-South-Korea
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/american-soldier-found-dead-in-south-korea-the-second-in-two-days-1.623614
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/american-soldier-found-dead-in-barracks-in-south-korea-military-rules-out-coronavirus-1.623482
http://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/03/25/two-us-soldiers-died-at-camp-humphreys-barracks-over-the-weekend-investigations-underway/
Quote: "Welch was the second soldier to die over the weekend at Camp Humphreys, the main U.S. base in South Korea. Pfc. Marissa Jo Gloria, 25, a combat engineer with the 2nd ID sustainment brigade, was found dead in her barracks on Saturday. The 2nd ID said investigations were ongoing in both cases, but it took the unusual step of ruling out the coronavirus because neither soldier had symptoms."
2020-03-23 - Maps show explosion of COVID-19 cases around the world, over 1.5 billion people told to stay home:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/maps-show-explosion-of-covid-19-cases-around-the-world/ar-BB11BtuN
http://www.sfgate.com/news/medical/article/Hunt-for-medical-gear-to-fight-virus-becomes-15150404.php
2020-03-23 - Coronavirus death toll rises by a record 100 in one day to 515 with 42,000+ infections in the United States:
http://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/health/us-coronavirus-updates-monday/index.html
Quote: "More than 42,000 people in the United States have been infected with coronavirus, and at least 515 people have died."
2020-03-23 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 110 with 2,221 infections in Washington State:
http://patch.com/washington/seattle/2-221-coronavirus-cases-confirmed-washington-110-dead
2020-03-23 - Coronavirus infection count rises to 235 in Minnesota:
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/03/23/coronavirus-in-minnesota-total-lab-confirmed-covid-19-cases-rises-to-235/
2020-03-23 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 15 with 1,200+ infections in Michigan, stay-at-home order issued:
http://krdo.com/news/national-world/2020/03/23/whitmer-issues-stay-at-home-order-15-dead-in-mi-from-virus/
2020-03-23 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 2,182 with 33,089 infections in Spain, elderly people found abandoned and dead:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/23/spain-distributes-650000-testing-kits-as-coronavirus-deaths-rise-steeply
Quote: "The virus has now claimed 2,182 lives in the country – up from 1,720 on Sunday – while the number of confirmed cases has increased from 28,572 to 33,089."
Quote: "Soldiers drafted in to help Spain tackle the coronavirus pandemic by disinfecting and running residential homes have found a number of elderly people abandoned and dead in their beds, according to the country’s defence minister."
2020-03-23 - US airlines prepare plans to virtually shut down domestic service amid coronavirus pandemic:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/guid/2a042162-6d72-11ea-a687-9e83803f6b96?siteid=rss&rss=1
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-domestic-passenger-flights-could-virtually-shut-down-voluntarily-or-by-government-order-11585013673
Quote: "Major U.S. airlines are drafting plans for a potential voluntary shutdown of virtually all passenger flights across the U.S., according to industry and federal officials, as government agencies also consider ordering such a move and the nation’s air-traffic control system continues to be ravaged by the coronavirus contagion."
2020-03-23 - A third of coronavirus cases may be ‘silent carriers’, classified Chinese data suggests:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8140551/A-coronavirus-cases-silent-carriers-classified-Chinese-data-suggests.html
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3076323/third-coronavirus-cases-may-be-silent-carriers-classified
http://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=235975167798163
Quote: "The number of 'silent carriers' – people who are infected by the new coronavirus but show delayed or no symptoms – could be as high as one-third of those who test positive, according to classified Chinese government data seen by the South China Morning Post."
2020-03-23 - Coronavirus causing TV show seasons to be postponed and/or end early:
http://www.1025jackfm.com/news/the-walking-dead-season-finale-is-being-delayed-due-to-coronavirus/
http://www.cnn.com/2020/03/24/entertainment/walking-dead-finale-delayed/index.html
Note: Stay home and watch repeats!
2020-03-23 - Tanker ship explodes into flame on the Dong Nai River (Vietnam), 2 killed, 1 missing:
http://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/two-killed-as-tanker-catches-fire-off-vietnam-s-southern-coast-4074005.html
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/654064/two-dead-one-missing-in-oil-tanker-fire.html
Quote: "Fire engulfed a tanker carrying 700 cubic meters of oil on the Dong Nai River Monday night, fatally burning two crew members. There were three people on board at the time of the incident, and one of them is still missing by Tuesday morning. The HD06 vessel with 1,000 tons load capacity, registered in the Mekong Delta's Long An Province, was sailing near the Bien Hoa Inland Container Depot in Bien Hoa Town of Dong Nai Province as its engine exploded and started burning at around 6:30 p.m. Monday."
2020-03-23 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at development project in coastal Southwick (Britain):
http://www.worthingherald.co.uk/news/firefighters-battle-southwick-boat-fire-site-upcoming-development-2505621
Note: These are the 342nd and 343rd boats/ships to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-03-23 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on highway near coastal Playa del Carmen (Mexico):
http://www.riviera-maya-news.com/employee-bus-catches-fire-outside-playa-del-carmen/2020.html
2020-03-23 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the A41 near Ivinghoe (Britain):
http://bucksfire.gov.uk/latest-incidents/
Quote: "Monday 23 March, 8.02am Bus fire, A41, Southbound, Ivinghoe. Two appliances and crews from Aylesbury attended. Firefighters used a hose reel jet and a thermal imaging camera. Lane one of the carriageway was closed and a cordon put in place while vehicle recovery was arranged. The scene was left in the hands of Thames Valley Police for traffic management."
Note: These are the 108th and 109th buses to burn in 2019...
2020-03-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:19 AM on I-85 near Lake Hartwell in Oconee County (South Carolina):
http://www.wspa.com/news/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-i-85-nb-near-mile-marker-1/
http://www.foxcarolina.com/news/troopers-work-to-clear-tractor-trailer-fire-along-i-/article_193d8546-6d0c-11ea-8238-cb96e2e121c3.html
http://wgog.com/one-lane-of-i-85-northbound-re-opens/
Quote: "According to the highway patrol, all lanes were blocked along I-85 northbound just past S.C. 11 along the bridge that spans part of Lake Hartwell."
2020-03-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-94 near Alexandria (Minnesota):
http://www.voiceofalexandria.com/news/local/semi-catches-on-fire-on-i--near-alexandria/article_99803db2-6d51-11ea-9bea-5baecbaf1c24.html
http://www.voiceofalexandria.com/news/local/march-rd-i--semi-fire/video_aab9f810-6d52-11ea-a75c-af5127228488.html
http://www.echopress.com/news/fires/5012216-Fire-destroys-semi-truck-near-Alexandria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7oqyDDAYXI
2020-03-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame inside building on Drew Road in Mississauga (Canada):
http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/9913515-update-tractor-trailer-catches-fire-inside-mississauga-building/
Quote: "Peel Regional Police and emergency services are responding to a fire near the airport area in Mississauga. Police said they were called to the scene of Tobram Road and Kimbel Street around 9:46 a.m. Upon arriving, they located a tractor trailer on fire inside a building on Drew Road."
2020-03-23 - Tractor bursts into flame on the A5 in Shrewsbury (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/82919
http://www.farminguk.com/news/firefighters-tackle-tractor-fire-on-a5-in-shropshire_55274.html
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/shrewsbury/2020/03/23/lorry-fire-closes-part-of-a5-in-shrewsbury/
http://www.shropshirelive.com/news/2020/03/23/tractor-and-trailer-involved-in-fire-on-a5-near-dobbies-roundabout/
2020-03-23 - Tractor bursts into flame along Knowsley Lane in Church Lawton (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/agricultural-vehicle-on-fire-on-a-farmers-field-in-church-lawton
Note: These are the 419th, 420th, 421st, 422nd and 423rd tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-03-23 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on the A483 near Rhostyllen (Britain):
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/18327390.north-wales-fire-rescue-service-called-hgv-fire-rhostyllen/
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/live-a483-shut-lorry-fire-17965623
2020-03-23 - Food truck bursts into flame on street in Wichita (Kansas):
http://www.kansas.com/entertainment/restaurants/dining-with-denise-neil/article3404409.html
2020-03-23 - Four cars destroyed by fire at 2 AM while parked at auto shop in coastal Cancun (Mexico):
http://www.riviera-maya-news.com/four-cars-gutted-after-cancun-mechanic-shop-fire/2020.html
2020-03-23 - Car bursts into flame at 2:02 AM on Gundaroo Drive in Palmerston (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-nicholls-act-462675.traffic
2020-03-23 - Car bursts into flame on street in coastal Naxxar on the island of Malta:
http://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/car-goes-up-in-flames-in-naxxar.780296
2020-03-23 - Car bursts into flame on Avenue Road in coastal Torquay (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=51847&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2020-03-23 - Vehicle bursts into flame near 5th Street Southwest in Valley City (North Dakota):
http://csinewsnow.com/?p=194891
2020-03-23 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked on Arlie Myers Store Road in Hays (North Carolina):
http://www.journalpatriot.com/news/fire-destroys-camper-in-hays/article_4c3ad7d6-6d6c-11ea-a323-3bea68ae97c2.html
2020-03-23 - RV trailer bursts into flame at 7:10 AM while parked along Lewis and Clark Drive in Lolo (Montana):
http://missoulian.com/news/local/no-injuries-in-lolo-rv-fire/article_96c4d14f-0e31-50a1-9aaf-22debd12be4c.html
http://www.khq.com/regional/crews-knock-down-morning-fire-in-lolo/article_d91f5a30-80ee-590b-ab3f-114fac471f3c.html
http://www.montanarightnow.com/missoula/crews-knock-down-morning-fire-in-lolo/article_1709adc8-6d15-11ea-8c60-97f3f6f99f0f.html
http://www.kpax.com/news/missoula-county/crews-battle-camper-trailer-fire-in-lolo
2020-03-23 - Barn destroyed by fire on Stanford Road in Orsett (Britain), 5 horses killed:
http://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/south_essex_news/18327149.five-horses-tragically-die-orsett-barn-fire/
2020-03-23 - Lumber yard heavily damaged by massive fire on Purgatory Road in Northbridge (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/article/multi-alarm-fire-rips-through-northbridge-massachusetts-lumber-yard/31906772
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/20200324/cause-sought-in-west-end-firewood-fire-in-northbridge
http://turnto10.com/news/local/fire-races-through-blackstone-valley-firewood-company
http://twitter.com/BreakngNewsPhtg/status/1242254868838060038
2020-03-23 - Garage destroyed by fire at home in Rand (West Virginia):
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Crews-battle-garage-fire-in-Kanawha-County-569046611.html
2020-03-23 - Home heavily damaged by fire at Southeast 58th Avenue and Francis Street in Portland (Oregon), 1 injured:
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2020/03/2-dogs-killed-1-person-hurt-in-se-portland-house-fire.html
2020-03-23 - Home heavily damaged by fire before 6 AM on Smith Street in Stevens Point (Wisconsin):
http://www.stevenspointjournal.com/story/news/2020/03/23/monday-morning-fire-damages-stevens-point-home-smith-street/2897693001/
http://www.stevenspointjournal.com/picture-gallery/news/2020/03/23/fire-crews-douse-blaze-smith-street/2898024001/
2020-03-23 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Boland Avenue in Hanover Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.timesleader.com/news/736360/crews-battle-hanover-twp-house-fire
2020-03-23 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 4:20 AM on Woodland Avenue in Toledo (Ohio), nobody there:
http://www.13abc.com/content/news/Firefighters-fighting-house-fire-on-1500-block-of-Woodland-Ave-569019661.html
2020-03-23 - Apartment building damaged by fire at 3:15 AM on East 29th Street in Winston-Salem (North Carolina):
http://www.wxii12.com/article/east-29-street-apartment-fire-three-displaced/31893564#
2020-03-23 - Deadly fire destroys home shortly before 4:30 AM on Westview Terrace in Womelsdorf (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/man-dog-found-dead-inside-burning-home-in-womelsdorf/article_7eec010c-6cfc-11ea-8fcb-d39482c3c083.html
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/local/berks-county-coroner-called-to-scene-of-pre-dawn-house/article_40b25ab2-6cf2-11ea-bd31-1f1608854e0f.html
2020-03-23 - Vacant home burns in the wee hours on East 72nd Street in Shreveport (Louisiana):
http://www.ktbs.com/news/local/vacant-house-fire-in-shreveport-under-investigation/article_3d9ccac8-6cf8-11ea-8073-73483ccaee31.html
2020-03-23 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 4:07 AM in Salt Lake City (Utah):
http://gephardtdaily.com/local/crews-battle-structure-fire-in-salt-lake-city-2/
http://ksltv.com/433772/fire-at-abandoned-home/
2020-03-23 - Vacant home destroyed by fire on Shell Road in Pahoa (Hawaii):
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/03/24/breaking-news/fire-destroys-abandoned-home-in-pahoa-2/
2020-03-23 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just before 5:30 AM on North Springfield Avenue in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20200323/fire-claims-vacant-rockford-home
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Abandoned-house-fire-erupts-on-Rockfords-west-side-569021421.html
2020-03-23 - Two historic vacant homes destroyed by fire at Wellington Street and Spadina Avenue in Toronto (Canada):
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/03/23/fire-rips-through-downtown-heritage-homes-eyed-for-redevelopment.html
http://www.blogto.com/city/2020/03/fire-rips-through-abandoned-heritage-building-downtown-toronto/
2020-03-23 - Vacant apartment building burns on M Street in coastal Hampton Beach (New Hampshire):
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20200323/fire-knocked-down-in-vacant-apartment-building-at-hampton-beach
http://www.wmur.com/article/these-nursing-home-residents-are-spending-their-lockdown-playing-hungry-hungry-hippos/31875224
http://www.seacoastonline.com/photogallery/SO/20200323/PHOTOGALLERY/323009998/PH/1
2020-03-23 - Baby found dead at home on West Society Avenue in Albany (Georgia):
http://wfxl.com/news/local/baby-found-dead-in-albany
2020-03-23 - Person found dead in the San Diego River near coastal Mission Bay (California):
http://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2020/03/23/body-found-floating-in-san-diego-river-by-west-mission-bay-drive-bridge/
http://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/body-found-floating-in-san-diego-river/
http://patch.com/california/san-diego/body-found-floating-san-diego-river
2020-03-23 - Man found dead and partially submerged in Lake Leatherwood in Eureka Springs (Arkansas):
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/regional-news/body-found-at-lake-leatherwood-in-eureka-springs/
http://www.nwahomepage.com/news/body-found-at-lake-leatherwood-in-eureka-springs/
http://www.newsbreak.com/arkansas/eureka-springs/news/0OWJUVxx/body-found-at-lake-leatherwood-in-eureka-springs
2020-03-23 - Man, 52, found dead near ballpark in Arcadia (Kansas):
http://www.koamnewsnow.com/body-found-in-arcadia-kansas/
2020-03-23 - Woman, 37, has 'medical incident' and dies at jail in Miami County (Ohio):
http://www.tdn-net.com/news/81453/female-inmate-dies-in-jail
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/death-investigation-started-after-inmate-found-unresponsive-miami-county-jail/JmUf0c9KwST6q6trIP3MgK/
Quote: "A female inmate died at the Miami County Jail on Monday night from what is believed to be a medical incident."
Quote: "According to a press release from Miami County Sheriff Dave Duchak, at 9:26 p.m. Monday, while conducting a cell check, corrections staff found an unresponsive female in a single cell and she was turning blue."
2020-03-23 - Man found dead near the Walker River in Yerington (Nevada):
http://www.rgj.com/story/news/local/mason-valley/2020/03/23/body-adult-male-found-yerington-field/2899336001/
2020-03-23 - Woman found dead near Horseshoe Bend Road in Decatur County (Georgia):
http://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/woman-found-dead-in-decatur-county-woods-death-investigation-underway
2020-03-23 - Person found dead on shoreline in coastal Donkin (Canada):
http://www.capebretonpost.com/news/local/no-foul-play-in-case-of-body-found-on-donkin-shoreline-police-428477/
http://www.saltwire.com/news/provincial/no-foul-play-in-case-of-body-found-on-donkin-shoreline-police-428477/
http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/provincial/no-foul-play-in-case-of-body-found-on-donkin-shoreline-police-428477/
2020-03-23 - Man, 30, dies after being pulled from the water at beach in coastal Cape Coast (Ghana):
http://www.modernghana.com/news/991124/cape-coast-man-drowns-at-ola-beach.html
2020-03-23 - Man found dead near the Sarawak River in coastal Bintawa (Malaysia):
http://www.theborneopost.com/2020/03/24/body-found-near-sarawak-river/
2020-03-23 - Man, 72, found dead in the River Wye in Kings Caple (Britain):
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/18327544.body-found-search-missing-hereford-man/
http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/news/18327544.body-found-search-missing-hereford-man/
2020-03-23 - Man, 70, has chest pains on yacht near coastal Key West (Florida):
http://www.stripes.com/news/coast-guard/coast-guard-crew-rescues-man-in-boat-off-florida-coast-1.623575
http://www.wiltonbulletin.com/news/article/Coast-GUard-crew-rescues-man-in-boat-near-Dry-15153777.php
http://www.sheltonherald.com/news/article/Coast-GUard-crew-rescues-man-in-boat-near-Dry-15153777.php
Quote: "The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 70-year-old man experiencing chest pains from his boat off the Florida coast on Monday, the agency said in a news release."
2020-03-23 - Small plane crashes into the ocean near coastal Emerald Isle (North Carolina), 2 missing:
http://www.wral.com/coast-guard-searches-for-survivors-after-plane-crash-near-emerald-isle/19026626/
http://www.jdnews.com/news/20200324/coast-guard-searches-for-survivors-of-plane-crash-near-emerald-isle
http://abc11.com/airplane-goes-missing-mid-flight-near-emerald-isle/6045832/
2020-03-23 - Small plane crashes in the Mojave Riverbed in Helendale (California):
http://www.vvng.com/kit-aircraft-crashes-in-the-mojave-riverbed-in-helendale/
2020-03-23 - Tractor trailer overturns on I-80 in Brookville (Pennsylvania):
http://wjactv.com/news/local/tractor-trailer-crash-leaves-i-80-in-brookville-shut-down-for-hours
http://www.exploreclarion.com/2020/03/23/update-i-80-eastbound-reopened-following-clean-up-of-tractor-trailer-rollover/
http://www.explorejeffersonpa.com/breaking-news-i-80-eastbound-closed-due-to-tractor-trailer-rollover/
2020-03-23 - Tractor trailer overturns on Route 219 north of Wilcox (Pennsylvania):
http://www.ridgwayrecord.com/content/flipped-semi-closes-rt-219-north-wilcox
2020-03-23 - Heavy truck veers across median, hits tractor trailer head-on, on I-80 in Deuel County (Nebraska), 2 killed, 2 injured:
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/people-die-after-truck-collides-with-semi-on-interstate/article_1b5621ac-d587-556a-928f-063de000e67f.html
2020-03-23 - SUV veers off road, crashes into bridge support, in Zebulon (North Carolina), 1 killed:
http://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/wake-county-news/zebulon-woman-dies-after-crashing-suv-into-bridge-support-on-us-64-police-say/
2020-03-23 - Car veers off road, crashes into trees, on Ennis Ridge Road in Kelso Township (Indiana), 1 killed:
http://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news/local-news/one-dead-after-single-vehicle-accident-in-dearborn-co/
2020-03-23 - Car veers off road, crashes into home, bursts into flame, on River Forest Drive in coastal Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/41929982/car-catches-fire-after-crashing-into-fort-myers-home
http://www.nbc-2.com/clip/15032795/car-catches-fire-after-crashing-into-fort-myers-home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWmJmE9Iaw
2020-03-23 - Car veers off road at 3:30 AM, crashes into bush, bursts into flame, in West Boylston (Massachusetts):
http://whdh.com/news/car-bursts-into-flames-after-crashing-into-bush-in-west-boylston/
2020-03-23 - Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes in the ocean at the Central East Pacific Rise:
http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-03/23/content_75846762.htm
http://www.sott.net/article/431175-6-1-magnitude-earthquake-hits-Central-East-Pacific-Rise
2020-03-23 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Iran, 11+ killed:
http://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2020/03/23/2229007/floods-kill-11-in-iran-air-rescue-underway
http://www.sott.net/article/431182-Spring-floods-kill-at-least-11-in-Iran%20[2%20videos]
http://ifpnews.com/12-killed17-injured-in-iran-flash-floods
2020-03-23 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Oman:
http://www.omanobserver.om/rains-in-most-part-of-oman-thundershowers-hail-likely/
http://www.sott.net/article/431180-Storm-in-Oman-brings-hail-lightning-and-floods%20[video]
2020-03-23 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Dubai (UAE):
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/uae-weather-dubai-hit-by-spectacular-lightning-and-rain-storm-1.995195
http://www.sott.net/article/431159-UAE-weather-Dubai-hit-by-spectacular-lightning-rain-storm-hail-and-flooding
2020-03-23 - Pollution from tire wear 1,000 times worse than exhaust emissions:
http://www.motor1.com/news/405475/tire-wear-pollution-study/
http://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/tyre-wear-pollution-can-be-up-to-1000-times-worse-than-exhaust.778928
http://desdemonadespair.net/2020/03/pollution-from-tire-wear-1000-times-worse-than-exhaust-emissions.html
Happy Humpday Jonny, everyone. Cases keep climbing and Trump's had enough already. Meanwhile the new "good guys" in the world are Cuba, China and Russia - helping out all over the world while we impose sanctions and make things worse.
ReplyDeleteTrump wants to have America reopened following coronavirus shutdown 'by Easter' and more corona-related updates
https://www.sott.net/article/431291-Trump-wants-to-have-America-reopened-following-coronavirus-shutdown-by-Easter-and-more-corona-related-updates
US President Donald Trump has finally given a date for when he would like America to at least partially reopen after the Covid-19 shutdown: April 12. Otherwise, he argued, the depression would cause far more deaths than the virus. [more]
Late heavy frost hits produce in Poland
https://www.sott.net/article/431302-Late-heavy-frost-hits-produce-in-Poland
Heavy hailstorm causes collapse of Mexico City market
https://www.sott.net/article/431300-Heavy-hailstorm-causes-collapse-of-Mexico-City-market
A hailstorm that hit Mexico City Saturday caused the collapse of two sections of roof over a market warehouse that left five injured and six trapped. [more; 2 videos]
Storm brings more flooding to Cartagena, Spain - 4th such event in 7 months
https://www.sott.net/article/431298-Storm-brings-more-flooding-to-Cartagena-Spain-4th-such-event-in-7-months
Explosive eruption by Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka, Russia
https://www.sott.net/article/431297-Explosive-eruption-by-Shiveluch-volcano-in-Kamchatka-Russia
It's springtime, and STEVE is back
https://www.sott.net/article/431296-Its-springtime-and-STEVE-is-back
Jocelyn Blanchette photographed the purple ribbon over Fermont, Quebec, on March 22nd. "STEVE was right beside Venus," she says.
STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement) looks like an aurora, but it is not. [more]
Rare tornado emergency issued after twister rips through Tishomingo, Mississippi
https://www.sott.net/article/431295-Rare-tornado-emergency-issued-after-twister-rips-through-Tishomingo-Mississippi
A "large and destructive" tornado tore through northern Mississippi and northern Alabama on Tuesday evening, leaving behind a trail of damage and prompting a dire warning to be issued for those in its path. [more; 2 videos]
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7.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Russia's Far East, sparks tsunami alert
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New York hospitals treating coronavirus patients with vitamin C
https://www.sott.net/article/431303-New-York-hospitals-treating-coronavirus-patients-with-vitamin-C
Seriously sick coronavirus patients in New York state's largest hospital system are being given massive doses of vitamin C — based on promising reports that it's helped people in hard-hit China, The Post has learned.
Dr. Andrew G. Weber, a pulmonologist and critical-care specialist affiliated with two Northwell Health facilities on Long Island, said his intensive-care patients with the coronavirus immediately receive 1,500 milligrams of intravenous vitamin C.
Identical amounts of the powerful antioxidant are then re-administered three or four times a day, he said. [more]
[SOTT immediately pooh-poohs this as not much of a dose]
Colombian death squads exploiting coronavirus lockdown to kill activists – “We are being killed, like always”
https://desdemonadespair.net/2020/03/colombian-death-squads-exploiting-coronavirus-lockdown-to-kill-activists-we-are-being-killed-like-always.html
Death squads in Colombia are taking advantage of coronavirus lockdowns to murder rural activists, local NGOs have warned.
When cities across the country introduced local quarantine measures last week, three social leaders were killed, and as the country prepares to impose a national lockdown on Wednesday, activists have warned that more murders will follow. [more]
Satellite images show less pollution over the U.S. as coronavirus shuts down public places
https://desdemonadespair.net/2020/03/satellite-images-show-less-pollution-over-the-u-s-as-coronavirus-shuts-down-public-places.html
As millions of Americans are kept from work, school and most public places as coronavirus is on the rise, satellite images show pollution on the decline.Images taken over the first three weeks of March show less nitrogen dioxide over parts of the United States than the same time last year. Nitrogen dioxide in the air comes primarily from the burning of fuel and forms from the emissions of cars, trucks, buses, power plants and off-road equipment, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
The pollutant is noticeably lower in concentration in much of California, where places including the Bay Area and Central Valley have implemented stricter social distancing guidelines. Another area hit hard by the virus, western Washington state around Seattle, also shows much lower concentration of the gas the past several weeks. [more]
Coronavirus Stimulus Offered By House Financial Services Committee Creates New Digital Dollar
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbrett/2020/03/23/new-coronavirus-stimulus-bill-introduces-digital-dollar-and-digital-dollar-wallets/#2da421394bea
The final version of the economic stimulus package offered by Speaker Pelosi the House Democrats no longer includes the U.S. Digital Dollar proposal; however, the language as proposed by Chairwoman Waters of the House Financial Services Committee still contains this language. Links to the original and updated stimulus bills with the latest language are at the end of the story. [more]
[some of the midweek headlines from Rice Farmer]
ReplyDeleteNews Links, March 25, 2020
Rice Farmer
https://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/
IMF: Pandemic to cause global recession
1929 Redux
A Greater Depression? (Nouriel Roubini)
Coronavirus shockwave rocks airplane manufacturers, suppliers
"The Coming War On China" – Watch John Pilger's Powerfully Relevant Documentary
Coal is now the world's most expensive fossil fuel
Oil Majors Are Preparing For $10 Oil
This Supermajor Is About To Slash Permian Oil Production
Prepare For The Next Wave Of Oil Bankruptcies
Electricity Consumption In Italy Plummets Amid Countrywide Quarantine
Plant BioInvasion threatens future crops
Coronavirus: [UK] Food rationing must be introduced immediately, experts warn government
Wales is Building a National Forest That Will Span the Length and Breadth of the Country
Liver cancer incidence in older adults up 50% globally since 1990
U.S. could be next 'virus epicenter', as India locks down, global recession looms
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
COVID-19: In Midst of Crisis, Italian and US Healthcare Compared
Coronavirus pandemic is accelerating as cases eclipse 350,000, WHO says
Singapore's model response faces viral second wave
EU to provide millions in coronavirus aid to Iran despite US sanctions
Putin dons hazmat suit, as Russia admits virus numbers likely far higher
Italian coronavirus cases seen "10 times higher" than official tally
There's a new symptom of coronavirus, doctors say: Sudden loss of smell or taste
Elderly found abandoned, dead in Spain's nursing homes
Study: Social distancing might reduce COVID-19 spread by as much as 99%
CDC says coronavirus RNA found in Princess Cruise ship cabins up to 17 days after passengers left [may not mean anything]
Elite hackers target WHO as coronavirus cyberattacks spike
The EARN IT Bill Is the Government's Plan to Scan Every Message Online
Nothing is Working Now: What's Next for America?
"Travel Papers" and the Pandemic Patriot Act 2.0
'Very close:' $2 trillion coronavirus aid deal takes shape in U.S. Congress
Pentagon leaders indicate coronavirus outbreak could last for months
California's Public Employees Retirement System Just Lost A Stunning $69 Billion In One Month
Coronavirus reveals financial irresponsibility of Americans
Doctors warn coronavirus deaths could 'skyrocket' if restrictions are loosened as Trump wants
Coronavirus USA Death Toll Hits 545; 131 Deaths, 11,000 New Cases In One Day
Critical inhaler medication shortage looms as coronavirus cases soar
U.S. states, cities desperate for coronavirus help, military prepares
Gov. Newsom: California will need an additional 50,000 hospital beds to respond to coronavirus
Ford joins GE, 3M in speeding up ventilator, respirator production
Here Are The Very Alarming Things That Scientists Have Just Discovered About This Coronavirus…
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it has just been announced that scientists in Iceland “have found 40 mutations of the coronavirus”…
Meanwhile, a professor in the United Kingdom is warning that a single person that has the virus can potentially infect “up to 59,000 others”…
Just like elsewhere, our healthcare system is about to be completely overwhelmed.
And it is inevitable that a lot of those doctors will end up catching the virus themselves. In fact, it is already happening…
According to a survey that was just conducted, 19 percent of Americans think that they might already have the virus. [more]
Deadly floods drown pending fears of coronavirus in Yemen’s Aden
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1647146/middle-east
Aden had encountered a power outage after the rainfall [more]
In Major Victory For Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Judge Orders Review Of Dakota Access Pipeline
ReplyDeletehttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/environmental-review-dakota-access-pipeline_n_5e7c3287c5b6cb9dc19a4ded
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full environmental review of the Dakota Access pipeline, nearly three years after it began carrying oil despite protests by people who gathered in North Dakota for more than a year.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg wrote that the easement approval for the pipeline remains “highly controversial” under federal environmental law, and a more extensive review is necessary than the environmental assessment that was done [by the Army Corps of Engineers - 'let us try' HARDER!]. [more]
Oil’s 60% Crash Is the Tip of an Iceberg. The Reality Is Worse
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/oil-60-crash-tip-iceberg-060000437.html
As oil crashes due to the impact of the coronavirus, it’s easy to overlook an even more dismal reality for producers: the real prices they’re getting for their barrels are worse still.
Having collapsed by about 60% this year, Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude have stabilized at around $25 a barrel, but the price rout is far deeper for actual cargoes, which are changing hands at large and widening discounts to the global benchmarks. The discounts mean that in the physical market, some crude streams are trading at $15, $10 and even as little as $8 a barrel. [more]
Fox Business’ Neil Cavuto Calls Out Steve Mnuchin for ‘Condescending’ and ‘Dumbass’ Tone on Job Numbers
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/fox-business-neil-cavuto-calls-204030426.html
Fox Business Network’s Neil Cavuto blasted Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin for the “condescending” and “dumbass tone” of his comments regarding the news that broke Thursday about a record 3.3 million Americans filing for unemployment benefits as the coronavirus continues to ravage the workforce and economy.
“It’s one thing for economists to sort of take a look at this three and a quarter million Americans filing for jobless claims and call it an anomaly and that this will be maybe the usual pace of events in the next few weeks or months. That might very well be so, but for the Treasury Secretary, in an interview on CNBC, to say earlier that, ‘To be honest with you, I just think that these numbers right now are not relevant, whether they’re bigger or smaller, in the short term…’ Well, Mr. Secretary, they are relevant to those people. Those are three and a quarter million Americans that don’t have jobs anymore. You might look at them as an aberration or whatever, but they matter to those people because you know what? They don’t have jobs,” he said. [more; and Mnuchin shouldn't have one either!]
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Who qualifies to receive money from stimulus package?
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/qualifies-receive-money-stimulus-package-101348614.html [~ 5 min. financial news spot]
Here’s How Congress Can Stop Trump and His Gang from Plundering the Coronavirus Bailout
https://www.yahoo.com/news/congress-stop-trump-gang-plundering-084930124.html
Democrats in Congress are right to demand real transparency and oversight before signing on to the inevitable bailout. The bailout would be rife with potential for abuse in the most honest and open administration, which does not describe the Trump administration.
Even before we reached this urgent moment, Trump and his attorney general, William Barr, have argued that the president’s constitutional power is “plenary” and “illimitable,” and that the president can ignore legislation that “encroaches” on that power. Congress’s foundational checks on the president are the power of oversight of the executive branch, what Woodrow Wilson called the “informing function” of Congress, and the power of the purse.
They must use those checks now. [more]
Virus takes toll on US military as it tries to aid civilians
https://www.yahoo.com/news/virus-takes-toll-us-military-154048510.html
The coronavirus is taking a growing toll on the U.S. military, and commanders and senior officials are bracing for worse. From nuclear missile fields at home to war zones abroad, from flight lines to ships at sea, the Pentagon is striving to shield vital missions even as it faces urgent calls for help on the civilian front.
Training exercises big and small, including one of the largest in Europe since the end of the Cold War, have been curtailed. Army recruiting stations have closed. Troops around the globe are hunkering down to confront an enemy unlike anything the world's most lethal armed forces have encountered before.
“It's unprecedented in my lifetime,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper said, adding that he believes that “in a period of months” the worst will be over and the force will once again be “fully mission capable.” [more; is that what you think?]
J&J's Chief Scientific Officer predicts vaccinations against coronavirus within 12 months
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/johnson-johnson-chief-scientific-officer-predicts-coronavirus-vaccination-within-12-months-225714803.html
[OH, now suddenly the ASBESTOS BABY POWDER people have a vaccine . . ..]
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Paul Stoffels says the pharmaceutical giant is making good progress on development of a vaccine against COVID-19 “and we are now close to selecting a candidate vaccine which we can bring forward for pre-clinical and clinical testing.”
Dr. Stoffels told Yahoo Finance large-scale testing is scheduled to start in November. J&J is working with U.S. regulators to finish pre-clinical work before testing begins.
[more; oh yeah, i'll trust that . ..]